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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Agatha Bednarczuk/Barbara Seixas, Brazil vs. Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany Ágatha Bednarczuk Bárbara Figueiredo Seixas Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: June 22, 1983 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: March 8, 1987 (28 yrs old) Home Town: Curitiba (PR) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Rio de Janeiro Height: 182 cm (6'0") Height: 178 cm (5'10") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Weight: 67 kg (149 lbs.) Seasons: 9 Seasons: 10 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 80 Tournaments: 45 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (5 times) Career Winnings: $292,800 Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $234,000 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 41 CQ Money FIVB 25 2 1 3 0 7 0 5 0 0 2 1 3 US$340,200.00 Previous Stavanger Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Sandra Pires - 9th Did not play 2006 Shaylyn Bede - Country Quota Did not play 2007 Shaylyn Bede - Country Quota Did not play 2008 Shaylyn Bede - Country Quota Did not play 2014 Barbara Seixas - 5th Agatha Bednarczuk - 5th Stavanger Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool A Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (32, Q29) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:27 Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool A Joana Heidrich / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:51 Thu, 6/11/2015 Pool A Jamie Broder / Kristina Valjas, Canada (16) Won 21-16, 27-25 0:45 Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 2 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (19) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:37 Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 3 Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (11) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:37 Sat, 6/13/2015 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (12) Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas played together for the 2012 season but played with different partners in 2013 before reuniting last season. They are playing in their 25th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Agatha is playing in her 12th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, three silver, four bronze medals and two 4th place finishes. Barbara is playing in her 10th FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, two silver, five bronze medals and 0 4th place finishes. This is Agatha's and Barbara's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (Gold Prague Open). Agatha finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Sandra Pires in 2005 (Berlin) and 17th with Maria Antonelli in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Barbara won the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championships with Liliane Maestrini in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Agatha and Barbara are currently ranked 3rd in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 1,900 points and 5th in winnings with $63,000. They have one win in 2015 (Prague Open). Agatha and Barbara rank 24th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with two, 124th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 25, and 37th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $340,200. Agatha (2) and Barbara (2) each ranks 32nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Agatha (80) ranks 85th and Barbara (39) ranks 227th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Agatha ($292,800) ranks 48th and Barbara ($234,000) ranks 62nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Barbara won silver medals at the U18 World Championships with Carolina Salgado in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand) and 2004 (Termoli, Italy). Barbara won the gold medal at the U19 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France). Barbara won gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland) and with Liliane Maestrini in 2007 (Modena, Italy). Barbara was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2012. Page 1 of 8 Laura Ludwig Kira Walkenhorst Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: January 13, 1986 (29 yrs old) Birth Date: November 18, 1990 (24 yrs old) Home Town: Berlin Home Town: Essen Resides: Kiel Resides: Hamburg Height: 181 cm (5'11") Height: 184 cm (6'0") Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Weight: 75 kg (167 lbs.) Seasons: 12 Seasons: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 114 Tournaments: 26 Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best Finish: 1st (2 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (Shanghai 2014) Best WT Finish: 1st (Shanghai 2014) Career Winnings: $559,300 Career Winnings: $133,700 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 18 1 2 2 1 3 0 4 0 3 1 US$237,900.00 Previous Stavanger Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Sara Goller - 25th Did not play 2006 Sara Goller - Country Quota Did not play 2007 Sara Goller - 4th Did not play 2008 Sara Goller - 9th Did not play 2009 Sara Goller - 9th Did not play 2010 Sara Goller - 9th Did not play 2011 Sara Goller - 2nd Did not play 2014 Kira Walkenhorst - 17th Laura Ludwig - 17th Stavanger Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool E Emily Day / Jennifer Kessy, United States (21) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:38 Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool E Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (28, Q14) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:34 Thu, 6/11/2015 Pool E Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, Brazil (5, Q1) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:36 Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 2 Natalia Dubovcova / Dominika Nestarcova, Slovak Republic (20) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:29 Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 3 Carolina Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (14) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:37 Sat, 6/13/2015 Semi-Finals Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (1) Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst have been playing together since 2013. Laura played with Jule Sude in 2014 while Kira was injured. They are playing in their 18th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Laura is playing in her 23rd FIVB World Tour final four with one gold, 10 silver, seven bronze medals and four 4th place finishes. Kira is playing in her 7th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold, two silver, two bronze medals and one 4th place finish. This is Laura's and Kira's 1st Final Four of 2015. Their last FIVB World Tour final four was a bronze at Prague in May, 2013. Laura finished 9th in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and 5th in 2012 (London), both with Sara Goller. Laura and Kira finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Laura finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2005 (Berlin), 17th in 2007 (Gstaad), 9th in 2009 (Stavanger), and 9th in 2011 (Rome), all with Sara Goller. Laura and Kira are currently ranked 27th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 1,040 points and 12th in winnings with $38,000. Laura and Kira rank 39th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 177th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 18, and 63rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $237,900. Laura (1) and Kira (1) each ranks 52nd in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Laura (111) ranks 33rd and Kira (24) ranks 338th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Laura ($558,450) ranks 19th and Kira ($128,500) ranks 124th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Laura and Kira won the bronze medals at the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final in 2013 (Klagenfurt, Austria) and 2014 (Cagliari, Italy). Laura won the gold medal at the U18 World Championships with Jana Kohler in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand). Laura was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2007, Best Offensive Player in 2011, Best Defensive Player in 2013, and Most Inspirational in 2013. Kira was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2013 and Top Rookie in 2013. Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event Page 2 of 8 Semi Finals - Maria Antonelli/Juliana Felisberta, Brazil vs. Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands Maria Elisa Mendes Ticon Antonelli Juliana Felisberta da Silva Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: February 25, 1984 (31 yrs old) Birth Date: July 22, 1983 (31 yrs old) Home Town: Resende Home Town: Santos Resides: Rio de Janerio Resides: Fortaleza Height: 176 cm (5'9") Height: 177 cm (5'10") Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Weight: 63 kg (140 lbs.) Seasons: 11 Seasons: 13 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 107 Tournaments: 129 Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Best Finish: 1st (47 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (10 times) Best WT Finish: 1st (46 times) Career Winnings: $752,013 Career Winnings: $1,486,913 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 17 1 4 1 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 US$303,375.00 Previous Stavanger Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2004 Did not play Larissa Franca - 7th 2005 Did not play Larissa Franca - 2nd 2006 Did not play Larissa Franca - 1st 2007 Did not play Larissa Franca - 9th 2008 Vanilda Leao - 9th Did not play 2009 Talita Antunes - 3rd Larissa Franca - 2nd 2010 Talita Antunes - 2nd Larissa Franca - 1st 2011 Talita Antunes - 9th Larissa Franca - 3rd 2014 Juliana Felisberta - 9th Maria Antonelli - 9th Stavanger Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool D Janne Pedersen / Cindy Treland, Norway (29) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:35 Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool D Natalia Dubovcova / Dominika Nestarcova, Slovak Republic (20) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:33 Thu, 6/11/2015 Pool D Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (13) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:56 Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 1 Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (27, Q11) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:51 Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (7) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:38 Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 3 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (13) Won 21-14, 21-9 0:35 Sat, 6/13/2015 Semi-Finals Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (2) Maria Antonelli and Juliana Felisberta have been playing together since 2014.